tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post5374797407887426851..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: From Loogey To FuzzballMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5194519275513625552016-06-10T13:44:49.578-07:002016-06-10T13:44:49.578-07:00I had hummingbird silhouettes. No nightmares. Just...I had hummingbird silhouettes. No nightmares. Just a hint that the glass is not empty air.Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7083240468128712312016-06-10T09:54:04.467-07:002016-06-10T09:54:04.467-07:00Wait--were you watering your bluebirds? Oh. I thin...Wait--were you watering your bluebirds? Oh. I think Julie leaves pans of mealworms out on top of her bluebird boxes in extremely wet weather. Yet another thing I wouldn't have thought would matter to birds, but I guess the bugs are hard to find in the rain. Or something. Thanks for following!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79654948464126234222016-06-10T09:52:20.245-07:002016-06-10T09:52:20.245-07:00Hawk silhouettes and stuff? They really work? I...Hawk silhouettes and stuff? They really work? I'd put one on my birdhouse-adjacent window but I don't want the nestlings to have nightmares.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15590092377283414062016-06-10T08:24:39.497-07:002016-06-10T08:24:39.497-07:00Thank you so much for mentioning this book. I los...Thank you so much for mentioning this book. I lost my bluebird babies this spring. I think too much water. This would be a huge help.<br />Good luck with yours.<br />(Oh yeah, just followed.)Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72959275670182811222016-06-08T21:49:10.681-07:002016-06-08T21:49:10.681-07:00It's such a rough world. And I have been guilt...It's such a rough world. And I have been guilty of messing up nests before. Not in thirty years--I'm more careful now--but a couple times I tried to trim a hedge or a vine and discovered the nest too late. Still atoning.<br />Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5063810875219498882016-06-08T21:43:02.696-07:002016-06-08T21:43:02.696-07:00Darn it, you made me cry again. FIVE dead baby bir...Darn it, you made me cry again. FIVE dead baby birds? Gosh Nature is harsh. But you put a couple of Pootie photos to take away the sting a bit, so thanks.<br />Round here lately, I've seen a couple of dead baby birds on the footpaths, blown out of the nests before they have even an idea of feathers. So sad.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83324173075878095022016-06-08T19:31:21.861-07:002016-06-08T19:31:21.861-07:00I like my e-reader for reading in bed (I read on m...I like my e-reader for reading in bed (I read on my side and I don't have to keep repositioning the book every time I'm on a new page) but I love the real thing for sittin' in a chair reading.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82834594561091805432016-06-08T19:30:33.569-07:002016-06-08T19:30:33.569-07:00Yeah, it's not the kind of thing I usually rem...Yeah, it's not the kind of thing I usually remark about, but they're really fine quality, too--the paper and the layout and everything. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44148490777852742002016-06-08T19:29:36.856-07:002016-06-08T19:29:36.856-07:00She does have some stellar kids. So stay tuned.She does have some stellar kids. So stay tuned.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7526953412589875012016-06-08T18:56:45.119-07:002016-06-08T18:56:45.119-07:00Yeah...but there's something about holding tha...Yeah...but there's something about holding that big heavy sumbitch on your lap and turning pages that simply can't happen on a screen. I live with my e-books, but my soul lives on the dead tree variety.digitalzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670556566634503223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84142207247867939242016-06-08T14:00:00.702-07:002016-06-08T14:00:00.702-07:00I was able to get the e-Bird version of Julie'...I was able to get the e-Bird version of Julie's book and love how I can blow up the pictures to see the minute details. And the text is fabulous. Definitely a book I'll go back to over and over. Marilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43465297273596103332016-06-08T13:05:55.616-07:002016-06-08T13:05:55.616-07:00THAT was my favorite review of Baby Birds yet for ...THAT was my favorite review of Baby Birds yet for sure ("checks it's math homework; opens a college fund" LOL!) and she sure has helped me through a few baby bird traumas. I'm not sure my ACTUAL kids get as deeply observed as baby bluebirds do when they are taking up nursery space in my front yard, and with Julie's fine words and beautiful books, we've fledged a bunch.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291120228476047087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21570309704579577722016-06-08T12:36:48.673-07:002016-06-08T12:36:48.673-07:00Yay for Julie.
Can she be cloned? Please?Yay for Julie.<br />Can she be cloned? Please?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45634781174857841092016-06-08T12:28:21.985-07:002016-06-08T12:28:21.985-07:00I put transparent decals on my windows They're...I put transparent decals on my windows They're made especially to deter birds; something about how they reflect light. Anyhow, they worked.Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3636427898175041982016-06-08T11:56:10.634-07:002016-06-08T11:56:10.634-07:00Yeah, I wonder what her mealworm budget is every ...Yeah, I wonder what her mealworm budget is every year?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80523301293325210222016-06-08T11:17:17.733-07:002016-06-08T11:17:17.733-07:00Infant mortality in the wild isn't much differ...Infant mortality in the wild isn't much different than humans before vaccines. There is a lot of carnage and broken hearts. Rehabbers don't get enough support so let's all buy Julie's books. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80636135908257048602016-06-08T09:13:16.255-07:002016-06-08T09:13:16.255-07:00We're going to need a new box design, like you...We're going to need a new box design, like yours. Otherwise I'll be traumatizing them with a power drill. We don't have much West Nile here, or even mosquitoes. By the way, The Windowsons, Marge and Studley, are now back in the (scrubbed) house. I'm not sure I'd have the emotional wherewithal to open up a box on a brooding chickadee! That snake routine they have would make me Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31269694476651657632016-06-08T09:05:46.404-07:002016-06-08T09:05:46.404-07:00Woo! Wasn't expecting a stealth review in the ...Woo! Wasn't expecting a stealth review in the sad story of what happened to your nuthatches. Thank you!! Your praise, undeserved; your description of what I do with baby birds, pretty close to the mark. Whoa. Well, 7 babies is a normal sized clutch for red-breasted nuthatches. And for five to die, well, the first thing you suspect is avian subterfuge. House wrens will do that, peck them to Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62516087250213489212016-06-08T08:34:09.060-07:002016-06-08T08:34:09.060-07:00Sit down and enjoy! Ain't it a big beautiful t...Sit down and enjoy! Ain't it a big beautiful thang?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14369010562549567372016-06-08T08:33:52.372-07:002016-06-08T08:33:52.372-07:00And one of those two went to keep the scrub jay sp...And one of those two went to keep the scrub jay species going...Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59978041074585143402016-06-08T08:33:30.422-07:002016-06-08T08:33:30.422-07:00Gaaaah! I've heard if you hang parachute cord ...Gaaaah! I've heard if you hang parachute cord every four inches from your window top it prevents bird strikes. I keep trying to get around to it. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79019347572618189872016-06-08T08:32:29.705-07:002016-06-08T08:32:29.705-07:00At least seven! I might have missed a fledgling ea...At least seven! I might have missed a fledgling earlier in the day, after all. And they didn't have much stuff in the nest. I would think you'd have to be strong just to make your way up to the exit hole.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90544841877041600542016-06-08T07:29:39.286-07:002016-06-08T07:29:39.286-07:00I just got Julie's book and have a long weeken...I just got Julie's book and have a long weekend coming up - looking forward to reading itsuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432352442859238887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6507782513649862982016-06-08T06:34:36.377-07:002016-06-08T06:34:36.377-07:002 out of 7 not great odds, but I guess enough to k...2 out of 7 not great odds, but I guess enough to keep the species going.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25634834626170108622016-06-08T06:30:31.164-07:002016-06-08T06:30:31.164-07:00Julie's book is like a soap opera, I was on th...Julie's book is like a soap opera, I was on the edge of my seat rooting for those babies! Almost as hard as I was rooting for that ^&$R%#$ robin that slams into my windows 20 times a day through mating season to move on already. Despite the concussion he is a very successful parent. 8 fledged babies in 2 years. Maybe I need to move...Merran Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936720074389350907noreply@blogger.com